Overview
- Most residents of De Leyhoeve have returned after room-by-room checks, while 16 apartments remain uninhabitable due to smoke, water damage and power issues.
- Veiligheidsregio Midden- en West-Brabant now reports no confirmed injuries from the Tilburg blaze, revising initial statements that had cited serious smoke inhalation cases.
- The fire at De Leyhoeve started in a second-floor meter cupboard, according to the building’s owner, with utility inspections and repairs continuing.
- A separate large fire destroyed a vacant building in Middelharnis, prompting two NL-Alerts; nablus work continued overnight with a sloop crane, and crews quelled a small flare-up Monday morning.
- Police say a Harderwijk greenhouse fire is suspected arson and remain investigating, while in Utrecht multiple vehicles burned after a Tesla ignited, with firefighters noting the EV’s battery was not the source.